Dark phone company caught selling phones to drug dealers

The United States Department of Justice indicted 5 individuals for their work with Phantom Secure, a company that made “black” phones for users of all sorts. It’s not the making of no-tracking smartphones that got the folks with Phantom Secure in trouble. It was the providing of these phones to international drug dealers that did them in. “When criminals go … Continue reading

Food app Ritual is sharing users' precise workplace information

Ritual is a “social ordering” app that allows users to place an order for a meal and have it ready for pickup at a local restaurant. That’s not new, but what Ritual allows is for other users to add their own food orders, or “piggyback”, onto the orde…

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Alexa's 'Brief Mode' makes the digital assistant way less chatty

Not too long ago, people got creeped out by Amazon’s Alexa devices randomly laughing at them. Now Jeff Bezos’ digital assistant is offering folks the chance to put a sock in its mouth. Err, speaker. Reddit users first noticed that when asked to turn…

The Photos That Caused Americans To Ask ‘What Are We Doing In Vietnam?’

A combat photographer reflects on his gripping photos of the My Lai Massacre 50 years later.

‘Love, Simon’ Star Keiynan Lonsdale Is 2018′s Breakout Bisexual Heartthrob

The landmark comedy helped the Aussie-born star embrace his sexuality.

Republican Food Stamp Plan In Disarray

It’s not clear how Republicans could overcome a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.

Pro-Trump Candidate Attacks Mexicans With Video Showing Moroccans

Ohio GOP congressional candidate Christina Hagan is trying to stir anti-immigrant sentiment with a misleading ad.

The Reckoning Republicans Are Seeing Now Could Have Been Avoided, Experts Say

“It just was so nakedly partisan.”

Xiaomi’s next phone aims for RAZER

A new Xiaomi Blackshark SKR-A0 appeared in a leaked set of specs today, ready to roll for the gaming crowd. The folks at Xiaomi are extremely adept at making devices that pick up on the best features in competing devices, making them their own in their own machines. As such, it makes a whole lot of sense that a Xiaomi … Continue reading